as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain
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The faces of Al Pacino and John Cazale are unmistakable — Pacino’s eyelashes, Cazale’s tundra of a forehead, their little-boyishness in close-up, the anxiety and melancholy in their eyes.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Durabook has unveiled the Z14I-HG, a fully rugged mobile workstation packing 682 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of AI power inside a magnesium-alloy shell built to survive everything from minus 29 °C (-20 °F) frozen tundra to plus 63 °C (145 °F) desert heat and direct sandstorm exposure.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 31, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
This inner strength is evident both in Nerkagi’s ability to organise the delivery of new equipment to the tundra, and in her strongly individual religious vision.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The species thrives in habitats from arctic tundra to dense urban centers.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Durabook has unveiled the Z14I-HG, a fully rugged mobile workstation packing 682 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of AI power inside a magnesium-alloy shell built to survive everything from minus 29 °C (-20 °F) frozen tundra to plus 63 °C (145 °F) desert heat and direct sandstorm exposure.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 31, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
This inner strength is evident both in Nerkagi’s ability to organise the delivery of new equipment to the tundra, and in her strongly individual religious vision.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The species thrives in habitats from arctic tundra to dense urban centers.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tundra
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And in turn, the 867-foot monolith protruding from the surrounding Wyoming prairie like the stump of the world’s largest tree became a big draw for tourists.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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The annual Belwin Bison Festival celebrates the release of the NorthStar Bison herd back onto the prairies at Belwin Conservancy.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2026
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The journey includes Polaris service from Los Angeles to Tokyo and access to Mongolia’s steppe, festivals, and luxury ger camps.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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These descendants of Kazakh nomadic herders, who once moved freely across the steppe with their animals, now speak of staying put as a mark of strength rather than constraint.—
Magdalena Stawkowski,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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Tahir Turan Eroglu captured another gorgeous view of the young moon and Venus, as earthshine reveals the dark silhouettes of lunar seas scarring the lunar surface, where lava flows had solidified billions of years ago to form sweeping basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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The resources, plains and mountains of present-day Colorado provided food, shelter and a way of life for Indians throughout the region.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Some date back more than 6,000 years, and the scale of the site — stone circles scattered across open grassland — offers a rare, immediate connection to Ireland’s ancient past.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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Guests get early access on both days from 9am (an hour earlier than the general public) to the Heart of Africa zone – a sprawling 22-acre habitat designed to mimic African grasslands.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
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That's the weight of more than four large African savanna elephants, or more than three times the weight of a Tyrannosaurus rex.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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The human stress response is a brilliant piece of engineering for acute threats, like a lion circling on the savanna.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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“Tundra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tundra. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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